Ray Barker (baseball) explained

Buddy Barker
Position:First baseman
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:12 March 1936
Birth Place:Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 13
Debutyear:1960
Debutteam:Baltimore Orioles
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 21
Finalyear:1967
Finalteam:New York Yankees
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.214
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:10
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:44
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Raymond Herrell "Buddy" Barker (March 12, 1936 – May 29, 2018) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played in all or parts of four seasons for the Baltimore Orioles in 1960, the Cleveland Indians in 1965, and the New York Yankees from 1965 to 1967. Barker stood tall, weighed, batted left-handed and threw right-handed as an active player.

Although Barker only played 192 games at the Major League level, with 68 hits in 318 at bats, he was an accomplished Triple-A player during his minor-league career, appearing for the Vancouver Mounties, Jacksonville Suns, Rochester Red Wings, Portland Beavers and Syracuse Chiefs and never failing to reach double digits in home runs.[1] He retired after the 1967 campaign.

Barker died on May 29, 2018, at the age of 82.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=barker001ray Information
  2. http://www.brownfuneralhomeswv.com/book-of-memories/3526230/Barker-Raymond/obituary.php Raymond Barker Obituary